Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0158 |
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Category |
Tools & Implements |
Object Name |
Charmstone |
Culture |
unidentified California Indian |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
County |
unknown |
Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
Maker's Name |
|
Date of Manufacture |
unknown (pre-1906) |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Stone |
Description |
Plumb bob-shaped stone pecked and ground to overall flattened cylindrical shape; Distal end is rounded; Proximal end tapers gradually, then elongates forming cylindrical neck with rounded end; Several very shallow grooves encircle neck; Color is brick orange with large gray fire cloud. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 4.0, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 9.0 |